Autopsy Rd 5 Did Blues win? They shit it in!

Which players do you think played well in Round 5?


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thylacine60

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Just call them tell tell you are going to cancel and they will reduce your package price. ;)

Worked for me.
aph, I was going to mention the fees at bf - any chance of a reduction? it's coming up to 13 years, ffs.........
 

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Early on I'd agree re SPS. Cripps getting him into the game seemed to build his confidence so that as the match progressed he was doing a fair bit of his own grunt work I thought.
SPS is one of those special players. Elite on the outside, but capable of winning his own footy.
 

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Well done to all involved in that passage...all the basics done right.
But hats off to Samo who nailed the two most important plays. First the clearance handball out to a free player over the top of the pack to start the passage. Then keeps making his way down the ground to receive the handball from Gibbons, then sums up the field in a split second and nails a left foot kick with precision to JSOS.
have never been more savagely, yet serenely, placated on a player ever before - and I deserve keel-hauling for doubting the silk cowboy in the first place...
 
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Gibbons with the hard running there too. Was super impressed with him yesterday.
Yes, stated earlier in the thread I think he can be our Kane Lambert.

Was really impressed with his opposite foot kicking yesterday, both him and Samo really stood out for this.

Just watched the first 1/4 again and Gibbons was our link between half back and half forward outside the square, was involved in everything.

This wouldn’t be his normal role but adapted really well to it. If he can make strawberry jam from this then when he gets up to tempo will become a very important player for us.

Matter of fact I’m going to call it early, will be considered in our top dozen players by years end.
 

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Love seeing so many posts after a match and they are positive! I'm only halfway through the thread but here's some thoughts from me that absolutely nobody demanded:

- We controlled the ball beautifully and in stark contrast to the week before. Bolts has talked about how 'coachable' this group is before and this is a great example; a complete 180 on the ball control from last game. We selected a tall team again, but this time it worked because we played to our strength (height). This is something that is often overlooked - playing the game style to suit your team is far more important that getting some arbitrary 'team balance' right. The balance is relative to your game plan. We got that balance right.

- Tackling pressure was good in our F50. Could probably lift a little more around the ground, but the low numbers might be explained by the above team selection point.

- We used the middle of the park when it was on and did it pretty well. Sexy.

- Listened to Bevo's post-game presser and I liked hearing him praise the way our defenders play as a unit. Seems they are demanding respect from opposition coaches and teams. Excellent.

- Good to see some love for the Plow. He hasn't deserved the criticism this year. After round 3 he was rated the 7th best general defender in the comp.

- Loved Walsh's celebratory "V" for Vanilla sign at the end :)

- Polson didn't get much of it but the pressure was there. His shepherd set up Gibbons' first goal. Gotta lift or risk being dropped for Cunners.

- LOB had a down game but never stops trying. I think he will get there but it will just be a slower burn. I reckon he will be a lot like Isaac Smith who was drafted later than usual. Except now we have him in our system for a few years before he is ready to go bang.

The big question is whether this is a turning point or a flash in the pan. Can't wait to find out :)
v for vanilla - you idiot - great wrap, shanster - I demanded and receiveded........
 
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Wow! He just raised the bar. I watched the Pele film on Netflix this morning and there seemed to be parallels. I think Samo looks best playing naturally instead of to a script. He may have just found his mojo.
I think Samo’s script was simple - stay near Crippa in the midfield, those two worked beautifully in tandem yesterday.
 

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My fav pic from yesterday .......... W ......... WIN

Washyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!


quit it, sam, ffs.......I know you're loving life and the game but it's arrogant showboating for mine - chase me up a ladder and across city roofs.....
 

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Is it actually not beyond the realms of possibility that someone at the club asked Caro to publicly bake Harry and SPS on Footy Classified in order to fire them up ? (Things like this have been known to happen in the past)

If yesterday is the net and tangible result of Caro roasting our players, than sign me up for seconds (Charlie next Miss Wilson x)

I just find it fascinating that both those boys played their lights out yesterday. Maybe i am watching too much Game of Thrones to be swayed into thinking such a Machiavellian tactic by the club 😂😂😁
stop it, fonsy......
 

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I don’t mind the players getting potted. I’ve been in a position where I’ve been potted on the radio, in the paper and on forums regarding my sporting performance. Obviously not to the level AFL players cop it, but still pretty ruthless. In my case it was recently over my performance dropping because I’ve gotten older.

Copped some hilarious roasts from my teammates and personally found it quite helpful and funny

I think if it’s actually true it can be helpful
you're a sample of one - there are a lot of people who would be completely crushed by public humiliation........that ain't gonna help anyone's performances..
 

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Gibbo is a right footer, but does anyone else think he has a better kicking action when kicking on his left? His left foot passing seems more effortless than his right.
As long as he keeps at it.

With Stocker we may end up with two guys who aren’t scared to wrong foot opposition players.

I keep hearing how kids in under 18’s don’t learn to kick on the non-preferred because they can get away with not doing it. Then I watch their draft highlights and see them kicking off the other foot quite a bit.

Maybe they just more concerned with keeping possession in the big league?
 

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Yep, I have the basic + sports + drama + HD and it costs me around $60 a month which I think is a rip. Once GoT is over I’ll have no use for the drama pack and the basic pack is crap.

I’ve got Netflix and I’m thinking that coupled with Kayo should sort me nicely. Is Kayo HD any good though? Asking for a friend.
hd? long as I can tell the jumpers apart it's win for me..........
 

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Love seeing so many posts after a match and they are positive! I'm only halfway through the thread but here's some thoughts from me that absolutely nobody demanded:

- We controlled the ball beautifully and in stark contrast to the week before. Bolts has talked about how 'coachable' this group is before and this is a great example; a complete 180 on the ball control from last game. We selected a tall team again, but this time it worked because we played to our strength (height). This is something that is often overlooked - playing the game style to suit your team is far more important that getting some arbitrary 'team balance' right. The balance is relative to your game plan. We got that balance right.

- Tackling pressure was good in our F50. Could probably lift a little more around the ground, but the low numbers might be explained by the above team selection point.

- We used the middle of the park when it was on and did it pretty well. Sexy.

- Listened to Bevo's post-game presser and I liked hearing him praise the way our defenders play as a unit. Seems they are demanding respect from opposition coaches and teams. Excellent.

- Good to see some love for the Plow. He hasn't deserved the criticism this year. After round 3 he was rated the 7th best general defender in the comp.

- Loved Walsh's celebratory "V" for Vanilla sign at the end :)

- Polson didn't get much of it but the pressure was there. His shepherd set up Gibbons' first goal. Gotta lift or risk being dropped for Cunners.

- LOB had a down game but never stops trying. I think he will get there but it will just be a slower burn. I reckon he will be a lot like Isaac Smith who was drafted later than usual. Except now we have him in our system for a few years before he is ready to go bang.

The big question is whether this is a turning point or a flash in the pan. Can't wait to find out :)
:thumbsu::thumbsu:
Flash in the pan ? It seems unlikely...too much evidence building that spells resurgence. But that doesn't mean we just win next week. Its still a long journey.
 
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So happy with the game today, there were positives everywhere.

Team selection was a lot more balanced this week and we looked to have such better cohesion going forward. Everyone who watched the game saw how great Samo, Cripps, and Mckay played but i was most pleased with Gibbons and SOS.

To recruit a guy who's too good for the VFL as a midfielder and play him deep in the forward line didn't work and i was rapt not only in Gibbons himself but for the coaching staff to actually play him further up the ground, he showed a lot of promise, kicked his first goal and showed he does have AFL qualities. If he keeps improving, even marginally, he will be a solid contributor.

SOS was fantastic, constantly provided a target, went in hard and played with great intensity, he really needs to keep working on his set shot kicking and his speed in ball movement but this was his first game back and he looked like he belonged.

Well done to Cas, he has many limitations but he worked really hard today, he crashes the packs, provides a target and kicked some good goals today. He might not be part of the future but he is a Carlton man and will step up the best he can.

A few posters discussing Kayo and Foxtel, a fyi, i called up to cancel my Foxtel, i ended up staying after being offered $33 per month basic + sports, so give them a call and pretend to quit if you're paying more.
JSOS’s contributions are easy to miss.

Eg Murphy’s goal was sensational under duress.

But if you look at the preceding 5 seconds JSOS tackled and dispossessed a Dog player, hunted the ball inside the pack, fell then tapped the ball on so he didn’t get caught with it, regained his feet and possession of the ball, was tackled and legged and still got the ball to Murph who ducked into a tackle then snapped it through.

There were other instances where rather than dive in for a contested ball he calculated where the opposition was and blocked them them from tackling his teammate while they took possession of the ball unhindered and then delivered without any pressure to another teammate.

Don’t think this shows up on the stats sheet but is really important for the team.

If he can improve his set shot goal kicking he’ll be a very handy player.
 

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let me say I do admire what Daisy has done since his contract selflessness however in my mind it is time for him to go. Would he get a game at any other team? I have serious doubts. His kicking is dodgy, he gives away silly free kicks and his pace has well and truly gone. He was exposed yesterday at times by Dunkley, badly. It is time to say thanks for your efforts and your passion but Cunningham, Pickett, Williamson , Kerr , Mcreadie and of course Docherty when all available need to be ahead of him now.
how odd
 

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Other than that patch of the yips I dont think Levi was ever our problem. It was a team around him and some midfielders learning to weight their kicks and get the timing right.
Agree Levi has to some degree been a victim of our poor teams over his career .
He's proven before and again yesterday that when we get our ball movement correct for long enough he can be a real weapon .
Sadly that hasn't happened often of recent years .
Still some fumbles and poor play but because we were able to dominate play for larger periods and give him plenty of opportunity same for the other forwards he repaid that dominance .
 
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